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L’Etivaz Cheese at the Deli

A well-aged, hard-to-get mountain cheese from the Swiss Alpage I first stumbled on L’Etivaz in the summer of 1994 on a cheese hunting trip to the Alps with my friends Randolph Hodgson from Neals Yard … Continued

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“The Zeke Bar” from Askinosie Chocolate

A man who will help lead the fight against the pandemic puts his signature on an amazing dark chocolate When I first wrote about my friend Shawn Askinosie’s new chocolate bar back in 2019, I … Continued

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A Very Fine Vegetarian Thanksgiving Meal Kit

Miss Kim and Samesa offer a marvelous meatless meal While turkey is the default for Thanksgiving dinners, a significant number of Americans don’t eat it. Though this history is rarely told, the U.S. has a … Continued

Food

Cranberry Pecan Bread from the Bakehouse

A whole lot of tasty holiday eating Brad Hedeman, skilled marketing manager at Mail Order and wonderful writer, says that this loaf is the “kissing cousin to our extremely popular Pecan Raisin Bread.” Over half a … Continued

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Incredibly Delicious Dates from California

Medjool dates from Rancho Meladuco in the Coachella Valley In the desert, the sight of a date palm is almost always an indicator that an oasis is at hand. Freshwater and ripe dates have always … Continued

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Why Worry Won’t Work

And how to help work past it I’m writing this the week before Election Day. This will be published November 4—a day after. Whether the exact outcome will be clear Wednesday when we send this … Continued